What Types of Breast Cancer Are There?
Sunday, 20 June 2021
WHAT TYPES OF BREAST CANCER ARE THERE? Breast cancer comes in different types, degrees of aggressiveness (grades), and extent of disease (stages). To best explain the different types of cancer, we need to first discuss the normal anatomy of the breast. The breast tissue consists of glands whose purpose is to produce the milk,
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What Is an MRI and Do I Need One?
Monday, 31 May 2021
WHAT IS AN MRI … AND WHY WOULD I NEED ONE? Unlike a mammogram, which uses X-rays to create images of the breast or other parts of the body, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI for short) technology uses magnets and radio waves to produce detailed 3-D Imaging of the breast or other organs. MRI of
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How Ethnicity Affects Your Breast Cancer Risk
Monday, 31 May 2021
Race and ethnicity impact a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. In fact, the lifetime risk of breast cancer for women in the U.S. is 12-13% %, but that rate is misleading without factoring in other factors such as hereditary risks of ethnicity, and socioeconomics. The highest rate of new breast cancer cases overall is
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Experience Matters-WHO IS READING YOUR MAMMOGRAM?
Wednesday, 31 March 2021
WHO’S READING YOUR MAMMOGRAM- EXPERIENCE MATTERS! Whether you have had a mammogram before or whether it’s a new experience, let’s discuss what you and your imaging center can do ahead of time to be prepared. The purpose of the x-ray is to distinguish normal structures that are components of the breast such as glandular
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